26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Results and Commentary
Actor Statuette
©2005 SAG
- Date of Ceremony: Sunday, January 19, 2020
- For performances seen in: 2019
[We’ll update this with speech transcripts shortly.]
Welcome to DigitalHit’s coverage of the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which took place on Sunday, January 19th, 2020.
8:00 pm
The show opens with a selection of actors reminiscing about how they became actors: Christina Applegate, Cynthia Erivo, Eugene Levy.
Dan and Eugene Levy then take to the stage to welcome us to the show.
8:06 pm
Dan and Eugene then present Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series. And the Actor goes to Tony Shalhoub for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
8:10 pm
Millie Bobbie Brown and Jharrel Jerome present Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series. And the Actor goes to Phoebe Waller-Bridge for Fleabag.
8:14 pm
Margaret Qualley, Bruce Dern, and Dakota Fanning present the clip for the ensemble nominated One Upon a Time… in Hollywood.
8:16 pm
Jason Bateman is now tasked with handing out the Actor for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. And the Actor goes to the cast of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Caroline Aaron, Alex Borstein, Rachel Brosnahan, Marin Hinkle, Stephanie Hsu, Joel Johnstone, Jane Lynch, Leroy McLain, Kevin Pollak, Tony Shalhoub, Matilda Szydagis, Brian Tarantina and Michael Zegen.
8:25 pm
Jason Alexander discusses his first film role.
Rocketman’s Taron Egerton is here to award Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. And the Actor goes to Laura Dern for Marriage Story.
8:31 pm
Cast members from Parasite get a standing ovation as they introduce the clip for the ensemble nominated Korean film.
8:32 pm
Jennifer Garner presents the nominees for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. And the Actor goes to __Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
__’s Brad Pitt.
8:42 pm
Yvette Nicole Brown and Adam Scott discuss the special skills they may have fudged on their resumes.
Sophie Turner and Pedro Pascal introduce the nominees for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie. And the Actor goes to Michelle Williams for Fosse/Verdon.
8:48 pm
SAG/AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris pays thanks to the other unions and guild that are part of the entertainment industry.
8:50 pm
Gwendoline Christie is on stage next to discuss heroes, both everyday and onscreen.
8:53 pm
Taika Waititi, Roman Griffin Davis and Scarlett Johansson introduce the clip for the ensemble nominated Jojo Rabbit.
8:55 pm
America Ferrera and Daveed Diggs are presenting Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, And the Actor goes to The Morning Show’s Jennifer Aniston.
9:04 pm
Laurie Metcalf and Max Greenfield discuss being actors.
Leonardo DiCaprio is here to present Robert De Niro with the Lifetime Achievement Award. After a series of clips from legendary career, De Niro takes to the stage.
9:21 pm
Steve Buscemi introduces clips of shows that ended recently like Veep, The Big Bang Theory, Game of Thrones, Jane the Virgin, Orange is the New Black, Mr. Robot, Suits, Broad City, Fleabag, etc.
9:24 pm
Lili Reinhart and Kaitlyn Dever present Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series. And the Actor goes to Peter Dinklage for Game of Thrones. He points to the statue’s bare butt and quips, “I think he was on Game of Thrones.”
9:28 pm
Anna Paquin, Harvey Keitel and Ray Romano introduce the clip for the ensemble nominated The Irishman.
9:29 pm
Phoebe Waller-Bridge is back to present the next Actor, which is for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. And the Actor goes to The Crown and its ensemble: Marion Bailey, Helena Bonham Carter, Olivia Colman, Charles Dance, Ben Daniels, Erin Doherty, Charles Edwards, Tobias Menzies, Josh O’Connor, Sam Phillips, David Rintoul and Jason Watkins.
9:39 pm
Margot Robbie, Nicole Kidman and Charlize Theron present the clip for the ensemble nominated Bombshell.
9:40 pm
Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira present the nominees for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie. And the Actor goes to a surprised Sam Rockwell for Fosse/Verdon.
9:44 pm
Sterling K. Brown introduces the In Memoriam segment.
9:52 pm
Glenn Close – sorry, the always amazing Glenn Close is here to present Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. And the Actor goes to Joaquin Phoenix. He takes the time to point out something special about each of his fellow nominees.
9:58 pm
Tom Hanks is presenting Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. And the Actor goes to Renée Zellweger for her remarkable performance in Judy.
10:08 pm
Eugene and Dan Levy, who should get a hosting gig for real this time, are presenting the night’s last award, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. And the Actor goes to the extremely surprised ensemble of Parasite, Chang Hyae Jin, Cho Yeo Jeong, Choi Woo Shik, Jung Hyeon Jun, Jung Ziso, Lee Jung Eun, Lee Sun Kyun, Park Myung Hoon, Park So Dam and Song Kang Ho. It’s the first time a foreign language film has won this SAG Award.
10:13 pm
The Levys wish us a goodnight.